American English pronunciation
How to pronounce shriveled
IPA transcription: [ʃ'ɹɪvəld]
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Verb
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wither, as with a loss of moisture
“The fruit dried and shriveled”
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decrease in size, range, or extent
“His earnings shrank”
“My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me”
Adjective
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(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
“dried-up grass”
“the desert was edged with sere vegetation”
“shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings”
“withered vines”
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lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie
“the old woman's shriveled skin”
“he looked shriveled and ill”
“a shrunken old man”
“a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws”
“he did well despite his withered arm”
“a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair”
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reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
“our shriveled receipts during the storm”
“as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled”
“the dollar's shrunken buying power”